Nigerian cancels to 1980 volume 8: Omuohiri Okigwi to Share Ilorin– Office name in magenta = new office. Type name in magenta = new type. Earliest / Latest in magenta = new date range– Type refers to Proud, or if not in Proud, to Jones. If P type given, I’ve tried to give the equivalent Jones type in the comment column – Earliest / Latest dates come from Jones Ed 2 - he incorporated the great majority of Proud's dates. If the date is suffixed P it comes from Proud. If the date is suffixed IS it

comes from Ince and Sacher. Other suffixes refer to the source of the information. J suffix shows the information came from the notes of finds made by Neville Jones after the publication of Jones Ed2. The number in brackets after some office names refers to the administrative number given to that office, which may appear on some cancels from that office, Identifying the numbers is a work in progress.

– My Early / My Late = the earliest / latest date example I’ve got. If the date is in magenta it's because it is either equal to or earlier / later than the date in P / J /IS– If I have a cover it's shown as 1C, 2C etc in the comment column. If I have a cover or piece with a registered label it's shown as 1R, 2R etc

Text highlighted in blue has been added or changed from the November 2018 version of this list, available in http://www.nigerian-post-offices.org.uk/archive.html

Compiled by Paul Redhead. Please don't publish this list without obtaining permission from paul@redsite.org. Material from 'The Postal History of Nigeria' is used by kind permission of Edward Proud, and the copyright is reserved by the International Postal Museum. The authors of the other books referred to will also wish to assert their copyrights (see www.nigerian-post-offices.org.uk for further details).

This list was published on 3 March 2020Office name Type Comment Earliest Latest My Early My Late

Omuohiri Okigwi J31 =Umuohiri Okigwi? 27 FE 1967Umuoma Nekede Owerri J108 >80, but year unclear See Vol 9 4 JA ?? 4 JA ??Omupo D1 J46 30 DE 1955 4 JU 1956 13 AP 1956

J15 Not in P tho ’57 (1 date only) 2 JY 1957 11 JU 195?Omupo Offa J42A 1C Lkd on C year by date of stamp issue 19 OC 61 MY 6 91 29 SP 71 MY 6 91Ondo (570) D1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D3 J8 J latest is 26 SP 51. With time early (up to 26 MY 27), my earliest without time is 23 NO 26) 1C 1R 31 AU 23 17 JU 52 8 FE 24 17 JU 52

J12 Slightly wider?? In with D3 in P 3 AP 30 J 3 JN 52D4 J20 J latest is 26 MR 52 3C 16 FE 23 21 AP 52 15 JA 29 21 AP 52D5 J34 early has day slug inverted 9C ekd on C 5 JY 52 21 AP 78 5 JY 52 21 AP 78J33 D5 without time. 5C 2 MR 52 26 SP 61 4 NO 54 26 SP 61J51 27 NO 63 2 MY 72J55 Odd 3 line date format: date / time / * 3C (none w dates legible) 25 ?? 85 25 ?? 85

J69 5 DE 63J76 -2 + oddity with * instead of yr 8C 8R 23 OC 63 28 NO 75 29 OC 63 28 FE 75J95 ONDO 2 1C year by stamp issue date 23 AP 02 23 AP 02New1 35mm horiz text ONDO / HO / date / MAILS1 25 AU 06 25 AU 06R2 JR6 Diam 30mm. P pic diam is 28 mm J latest 2y after P 10C 10R 3 OC 27 30 SP 82 J 12 JU 28 14 JA 60

JR8 In with Proud R2 ? Diam 27.5 though. Definite different diameter though font , dots V similar to R2. Year by others in same lot 2 OC 50 8 MY 81 J 1 MY 78 9 MY 78

R3 JR14 16C 16R 30 JU 52 13 FE 63 29 JY 52 12 FE 63JR34 27 JU 66 30 AU 69 30 AU 69JR41 1C #4627 Lkd on C 22 AP 78 25 MR 80 25 MR 80JSB1 Not in P tho FE ‘60 17 FE 60 4 DE 61PP3 JP12 J earliest 3y before P ?? ?? 55 31 MY 85 J 22 JA 58 25 NO 65JT10 23 JU 61 4 OC 66 23 JU 61 4 OC 66

Oni EpeOni ic c 20km E of Epe. Ogun state

J31 Ekd probably pre 67 17 FE ?? 30 MY 70 17 FE ?? 30 MY 70

Onichaezinihitte OwerriP gives Onicha Ezinhitte as alt name for Onicha Ezitte - 'Postal agency under Owerri'

J31 Onichaezinihitte all one word 9 AP 62 MY 30 62 9 AP 62 MY 30 62

Onicha Ezitte D1 J15 J earliest is 12 FE 1954 1C 26 1 54 P 7 SE 1955 3 FE 1954 16 MR 1955D2 J46 3C 3R Ekd on C 27 JU 1956 5 NO 1979 27 JU 1956 16 SP 74J104 Might be J100 – base unclear 4 OC 10 4 OC 10

Onicholona D1 J15 SP 12 1947 10 JU 1954 SP 12 1947 10 JU 1954Onicha Olona D2 J41 PA 4C 1R 7 JY 1956 13 JA 1960 6 MY 1957 13 JA 1960Onitcha Olona Isseleuku D3 J42 A Lkd in violet 1C Lkd on C 29 JY 60 18 AU 76 29 JY 60 18 AU 76

J109 30mm, 1 line date no * name cw round circle 3 MY 79 23 OC 80 3 MY 79 23 OC 80Onichaugbo D1 J15 2C 2R both C invert A in Nigeria 20 DE 1948 26 MY 1955 22 JA 1949 15 JU 1954

D2 J33 Spelling ‘Onitsha Ugbo’ J earliest 3y before P 2C 2R 19/20 JY/54 19/19 FE/60 19/19 MY/56 19/19 FE/60Onicha Ukwuani KwaleOnicha Ukwuani is in Ndokwa West LGA (cap Kwale), Delta State

J31 18 FE 77 18 FE 77

OnigbongboIn NIPOST list. G: in Ikeja Lagos State. Under Ikeja (88 list)

J41 PA In J update. Corrected my typo 30 MR 1976 J 20 MR 19??

Onitcha Ugbo Isseleuku D3 J42 19/20 OC/60 9 AU 74 19/20 OC/60 9 AU 74J108 22 FE 79

Onigbodogi J41 PA 19 OC 1964 17 JA 1966Oni Ijebu D? J15 No P illustration 'similar to Onitcha Ugbo D1' 29 MY 1952 9 AU 61Oniongnungndem D1 J16 Spelling ‘Oniong Nung Ndem’ J latest 2y after P 3C 1R 26 MY 1941 1 MY 1959 4 OC 1944 6 SP 1957

D2 J41 PA 5 NO 1958 26 OC 77 5 NO 1958 26 OC 77D2 S2 J41 PA with U in Nung inverted 60 eg w G of NUNG inv 20 NO 1959 7 NO 1960 20 NO 1959 7 NO 1960J100? Missing bottom 25%. 30mm, 1 line date under * 20 MY 78 20 MY 78

Oniongnungndem Eket J31 Sp Nden. Lkd from Eddy Akpan env 8/1965/JU 27 JA 67 8/1965/JU 9 NO 65Onishere D1 J41 PA 12 OC 1956 28 FE 70 ?? JY ?? 28 FE 70

J62 PA at base characters widely spaced 7 MY 1962 1 JY 64 7 MY 1962Onitsha Ukwu D1 J15 11 OC 1956 7 MR 1960 27 SP 1957 22 MY 1959Onitcha Ukwu Isseleuku D2 J42 with* 16 MR 60 11 MY 82 16 MR 60 11 MY 82Onitsha (571) D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D3 Details now in Pre-1914 ListIS 7A Details now in Pre-1914 ListD4 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD5 J2 J latest is surprise: P latest is 22 8 22 24 JU 18 20 AU 51 30 AU 18 12 OC 22

P / J date ranges for their respective types all differ too D6 sidebars a little shorter than D7, which is larger than 6, 8. Diff if any needs review. Inconsistent. Probably several cancellers,,,

D6 J12 with time 6 SP 22 3 4 28 P 4 DE 22 5 AP 27D6 J8 / 10 / 12 no time As above in P, J 6 SP 22 9 JU 27D7 J8 / 10 / 12 with time 3C My lkd is transit cancel on cover #5237 4 7 28 P 25 AU 55 12 JU 28 16 FE 44

D7J8 / 10 / 12 no time. Earlies are all '28/'29, then none until '37. Needs review ? earlies are D6 and later are D8?? JA to FE 37 space between date lines increases – new canceller?

As above in P, J 28 AP 28 3 AU 38

D8 Difficult to see diff with D6 9 12 36 P 18 6 37 P

Ditto D10 J10 /J12 Inner ring diameter a little less? 13 7 49 P 10 JA 64 6 JA 50 10 JA 64D9 4 digit date. J12? Wider gap betw O and NITSHA 23 OC 1937 15 AU 64 23 OC 1937 14 ?? 196?D11 J17 with time added 4C 15 MR 36 7 MY 60 27 OC 37 11 JU 46D12 J20 17 SE 46 eg in violet 10C 4 FE 46 7 MY 60 12 OC 46 7 MY 60

D13 J20 diff ? Large A in Onitsha, but mine is 95% 13 7 49 P 29 NO 49 29 NO 49D15 J34 9C 15 MR 55 ?? SP 81 1 AP 55 ?? SP 81J33 D15 without time? My late eg with side dots, early without. 2C 2R 21 MY 59 25 AU 81 21 MY 59 25 AU 81D16 J57 4C 4R 2 JA 54 15 NO 72 29 JA 59 24 OC 61D17 ?? = Onitsha BO type D2 missing O from BO. Counted as suchD? J16 = Proud D1 of Onitsha Town 8C 5R 18 AU 1939 16 AU 1964 11 SP 1939 11 AP 1950J55 3C ?? OC 60 2 MY 67 12 MY 61 2 MY 67

J55A 1970s egs v similar to J55 but more oval O followed by 2 letters. Not 100% clear, whether it is ONITSHA HO or PO or BO?? 29 DE 73 6 JA 78 29 DE 73 6 JA 78

J60 4 OC 60 16 OC 61 4 OC 60 19 SP 61J63 1C Lkd on C 6 AU 70 12 AU 71 6 AU 70 12 AU 71J69 PO 1 DE 71 26 SP 79 17 FE 76 26 SP 79J76 -1 -5 -8 seen. Egs with no yr * below date. Late no hyphen 6 JA 62 6 OC 79 23 FE 62 11 OC 78J95 In J update 29 AP 94 J

J100Early egs A in Onitsha invert. Eg A missing altogether. Eg with T missing, or C missing. 1982 Eg on C ‘ONHSA’ w A inverted 15C 5R Lkd by year of stamp issue. Lkd on C

22 MY 78 7 AP 06 22 MY 78 7 AP 06

New1 Double ring. Outer 32mm, inner 20mm large font. Top ONITSHA, bottom HO. 1 line date across centre 18 MA 10 18 MA 10

R1 Details now in Pre-1914 ListR2 JR1 inc 2 on piece w Reg labels 11C 11R 16 JU 22 8 MR 52 19 OC 22 8 MR 52

R3 JR14 R4 with short-leg R. Late eg damaged rim. Probably other small differences too (eg size, A to N distance, font size 13 FE 49 20 SP 63 4 JY 53 20 SP 63

R4 JR4 size same in P pics 17C 17R (all R3/4 covers) My cover dates gap 56 to 58 in which cancel changes from clear to damaged rim 2 DE 52 28 OC 66 2 DE 52 25 MR 60

JR19 I’m assuming these are post 1959, slightly smaller, smaller font than the R3/4 (actually very like R2 without the dot) 2C 2R 22 NO 60 24 SP 65 5 NO ?? 19 NO 64

JR26 15 MR 59 21 MR 66JR29 21 OC 65JR39 In J update 8 SP 65 J 3 JY 73 J

JSP2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListPP3 JP4 (serif) GV GV GVIPP5 Not in J (sans) O in ONITSHA oval. Black GV GV GVIPP5 S2 Not in J (sans) O in ONITSHA round Violet GVI GVI

JP3 Not in P. Egs in violet and black GV GVJT10 1C 1R ekd on C 1 MR 60 22 DE 61 1 MR 60 2 DE 61JT13 4C 4R 12 JA 62 27 MY 67 16 JA 62 25 MY 67JT15 17 NO 64 20 SP 66 17 NO 64 20 SP 66NEW Oval with Onitsha on top and 1 or 9 @ foot. Reg? 31mm diam 4 NO 70 26 OC 72 4 NO 70 26 OC 72

JSB? New type ? 23mm. ONITSHA @ 12 o'c.SAVINGS BANK @ 6 o'c cw ?? ?? 81 ?? ?? 81

Onitsha Branch Office D1 S1 J70 4C 4R 26 AP 1956 30 MY 1957 14 MY 56 30 MY 1957(587) D1 S2 J70 missing O in Office. 18C 1R Ekd on C 6 AU 1957 1 NO 1959 6 AU 1957 17 MR 1959

D2 J51 And see Onitsha D17 7C 7R 9 OC 56 12 NO 63 1 FE 57 7 JY 58J69 BO 13C 4R Ekd on C 3 MY 71 13 AP 78 3 MY 71 13 AP 78R1 JR39 10C 10R ?? my lkd missing or on cover? 27 JA 59 27 MR 78 4 MR 59 27 MR 78NEW 24mm ONITCHA BO MONEY ORDER, with 2 @ 6 o’c 19/6 MY/87 19/6 MY/87JSB7 1C 2 AP 80 J 16 NO 83 13 SP 82

Onitsha East D1 J15 J earliest is 20 MY 49 1C 1R 24 MR 49 6 JY 55 24 MR 49 6 JY 55D1 S2 PA runs ccw instead of cw. Inc eg final A of Nigeria forms PAA 9 JA 53 25 MR 53 9 JA 53 25 MR 53D2 J33 5C 2R 12 SP 55 5 SP 61 4 OC 55 5 SP 61J104 25 MY 73 10 OC 78 25 MY 73 10 OC 78

Onitsha East Onitsha J31 22 JA 62 19 AP 67 22 JA 62 19 AP 67J42 16 SP 62 19/31 JA/67

Onitsha North J41 PA 23 SP 1963 7 DE 72 2 AP 196?Onitsha North Onitsha J31 Eg w 4 cancels, two 2 JA 65, 2 manually changed to 65 2 MR 64 16 MY 67 2 MR 64 2 JA 65Onitsha Town (582) D2 J16 1C 28 AP 1950 4 SP 1951 RA 28 AP 1950 8 MY 1951

D3 J37 1C 14 SP 51 15 NO 54 14 SP 51 13 NO 54For D1 see D? of Onitsha D4 J51 4C NO 20 54 4 OC 55 DE 15 54 4 OC 55

D5 J33 3C 3R 24 NO 55 8 NO 61 24 NO 55 3 NO 61J41 PA 26 JA 73 ?? ?? 77 26 JA 73 ?? ?? 77

Onitsha Town Onitsha J31 1C 6 MR 62 25 AP 67 6 MR 62 25 AP 67Onueke D1 J41 J earliest 29 SP 1958 1C Old lkd is J41 (below) 2 9 58 P 17 MR 1972J 7 NO 1958 1 JY 66

J41 PA Egs reassigned from D1 above 28 MR 72 19 JU 72 28 MR 72 19 JU 72J41 S2 PA at foot missing, 2 line date 12 FE 81 12 FE 81

JR59 In J update new type double oval. Registered at top, ONUEKE at foot 27 JY 88 J

Onueke Abakaliki J108 13 OC 77 14 FE 78 13 OC 77 14 FE 78

PA under Abakaliki (P). In NIPOST listOpeji D1 J16 21 JU 1939 29 JA 1954 8 NO 1943 29 JA 1954

J41 Office is in 63 list so this date feasible.. (P presumes closed in 48) 21 DE 1960 21 DE 1960Opi J41 31 DE 1964 8 NO 1974 31 DE 64 28 OC 1966Opobo (572) D1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D2/5 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD4 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD7 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD8 JS7A no time code J update gives ekd 4 JA 1927?! JN 18 1914 14 NO 1927 JN 18 1914 14 NO 1927D9 JS7A no inner circle inc reg label on piece JN 2 1914 12 FE 1927 DE 4 1914 12 FE 1927D10 J2 20 OC 20 10 OC 35 20 OC 20 10 OC 35D11 No J equiv. Name Opobo River 27 5 25 P

D12 J10 with time 27 MY 25 22 JY 57 27 MR 27 21 AU 27Not sure I can tell the difference. Longer loop on P in D12?

D12 J10 without time 3C 2R 25 SP 27 10 JA 58

D13 J12 but diff dates ? P dates 17 9 28 to 24 8 33 1C ?? ?? 25 14 OC 57 10 AP 33

D14 J14. bar shape diff from P pic. 2C 11 OC 35 30 NO 43 11 OC 35 30 NO 43D15 J17 1 FE 37 20 JY 43 1 FE 37 20 JY 43D16 J15 PO 3 AP 1950 28 JA 52 3 AP 1950 6 OC 1951D17 J37 11 NO 53 NO 26 60 2 MY 59 4 AU 60D18 J57 8 JU 60 17 DE 77 8 JU 60 30 SP 63J60 26 AU 60 5 MY 67 26 AU 60 20 AP 67J76 -1 -2 seen 11 DE 62 22 AP 82 11 DE 62 31 OC 73J45 Surprising no earlier use of this type 29 ?? 76 5 OC 7? 29 ?? 76 5 OC 7?R2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListR4 Details now in Pre-1914 ListR5 JR1 J latest 3y after P 1C 1R 2 MR 27 25 MR 60 7 MR 27 27 JY 57R6 JSB1 31 OC 56 19 OC 57 2 AP 57 19 OC 57R7 JR14 1C 1R 6 DE 57 30 SP 60 6 ?? 57 1 JY 59JR5 Not in P though ‘32-‘35.In R5?? 23 DE 32 11 JA 35JR19 Not in P though ’56 on. In R7?? 13 DE 56 5 AP 60JR25 6 OC 61 10 JA 79 8 MY 62 10 JA 79JR26 (1) seen 28 SP 60 10 JA 79 12 MR 64 16 JU 72

PP3 JP4 GV GVI GVJP3 GV

Opobo Town D2 J10 Inc R label on piece 16 SP 25 12 JY 51 24 OC 25 5 NO 50D3 J16 P gives 3. 9. 30 only. Presume J dates inc D5? 1C 3 SP 30 18 OC 79 3 SP 30 22 AU 31D6 J37 30 JA 52 ?? AU 61 6 MR 53 ?? AU 61

Opobo Town Opobo J31 6 MR 62 11 OC 66 6 MR 62 11 OC 66Opoji D1 J43 Early egs no * 1C 18 AP 50 30 DE 55 AP 18 50 3 AP 55

D2 J100 my eg with * over 1 line date 6 AU 56 17 JA 58 6 AU 56 17 JA 58Opoji Ubiaja D4 J42 ?/AU 60/ * 19/OC 62/* ?/AU 60/ * 19/OC 62/*Opoji Uromi J31 6/JU 63 23/JU 69 25/MR 64/ * 23/JU 69Oporo New J41 3 OC 1962Oporoma D1 J16 Ekd from eg P saw, but more likely that one's 42 1C 16 FE 1940 24 JY 1950 16 FE 1940 19 JU 1950

D2 J37 8C 4R MY 15 52 12 NO 66 19 JA 53 12 NO 66J51 My error in identification 30 MR 72 30 MR 72J46 18 MY 73 7 FE 1979 AP 16 197? 2 AU 1978J104A Year by other stamps in same lot 18 DE 77 18 DE 77

Ora (529) D2 J14 2 fig year 1C 1R 16 FE 38 2 OC 51 16 FE 38 2 OC 51D3 J37 1C 27 OC 51 27 AU 56 1 NO 51 27 MY 55D4 J33A 4C 3R 30 JA 56 16 JA 61 4 FE 56 3 FE 60J51 18 JA 64 3 FE 78 19 SE ?? 3 FE 78J95 ?? ?? 77 6 AP 79 19 SP 77 29 SP 77J76 2C 1R Ekd & Lkd on C -1 -2 seen 1 AU 79 11 JY 02 1 AU 79 11 JY 02JR45 In J update 1C 1R back-stamp on J76 cover 2 AU 79 25 OC 83 J 2 AU 79

Ora Ifon D6 J42 1C 30 MY 60 19 JY 72 30 MY 60 19 JY 72Ora Ago Ilorin J42 11 SP 71Ora Town D1 J46 2C 21R ekd on C 23 AP 1956 15 AU 1959 23 AP 1956 7 MR ????Ora Town Ikirun D2 J42A 9 SP 59 23 JA 61 ?? ?? ?? ?? JU ??

Oraifite D2 J15 J early 2y before P and pre opening date in P. Late 1y after P 1C 1R inc egs (OC 66, FE 57) in which PA is reversed 22 JU 1953 18 SP 1957 12 AP 1955 18 SP 1957

D3 J41 8 OC 1958 19 MY 1961 5 DE 1958 16 JY 1960J100 1C 11 DE 86 11 DE 86

J110 ORAIFITE PA at top MAILS at foot * over 1 line date. Ekd year by date of stamp issue 2C Lkd on C 27 JA 02 17 DE 03 27 JA 02 17 DE 03

Oraifite Nnewi J31 5 AP 62 7 AU 73 8 AP 63 7 AU 73

Oraukwu D1 J15 tho P pic looks like J16 29 MY 1953 10 JA 1955 1 OC 53 1 OC 54D1 S2 With PA reversed. Wrongly identified 18 FE 1957 18 FE 1957D2 J46 6 NO 1956 29 OC 1961 6 MY 1957 18 AU 61

Oraukwu Ogidi J31 1C 31 JA 62 15 MY 73 25 OC 63 4 JY 66Ore J104 Early 'date in two lines' J 1C 1R (really J41 PA) 1C 1R ekd on C JY 13 72 20 AP 78 JY 13 72 24 MY 77Oreri D1 J46 1C 1R Ekd on C 19 MR 1956 15 JA 1960 19 MR 1956 2 JY 1956Oreri Awka J31 8 NO 61 29 FE 64 8 NO 61 12 FE 62Orerokpe D1 J16 19 FE 1943 1 OC 1953 8 NO 1943 9 MY 1952

D2 J33 27/1955/JU 6 MR 63 27/1955/JU 28 FE 62Orerokpe Warri (545) J58 18 SP 63 2 SP 77 65/7 DE/* 2 SP 77

J55 Year by date of stamp issue, with time, Lkd year IDed properly 17 NO 72 25 JA 77 17 NO 72 25 JA 77JR42 545 20 OC 75 J 23 DE 78 29 DE 75 23 DE 78

Orhokpor D1 J15 4C 2 OC 1953 2 OC 1967 15 MY 1954 17 FE 1959Orhokpor Ughelli D2 J42A spelling ORHORPOR UGHELLI My lkd missing? 25 NO 60 12 MY 73 25 NO 60 4 JY 66Orhordua D1 J15 sp Ohoroua in P pic 8 MY 1953 13 AP1955

D2 J46 17 OC 1955 2 AU 1957Orhordua Ubiaja D3 J37 20 JY 60 2 MY 66 PQ 20 JY 60 31 OC 61OrhuaNot in P, J but see below J41 P shows Orhua Ubiaja from impression books 4 DE 1959 3 FE 1960 4 DE 1959 3 FE 1960

Orhua Uromi J31 30 MY 63 19 OC 64 19 OC 64Orile Aganmu J104A 19 DE 77Orile AgegeSame place as Orile Ikeja? J108 1C 23 AP 81 23 AP 81

Orile Ikeja D1 J41 10 MR 1956 27 JU 1956 10 MR 1956 27 JU 1956

Orile Ilugun D1 J41 1C 1R lkd on C. Pm shows 1961 but other cancels on cover confirm 1962 13 AU 1958 12 FE 1963 13 AU 1958 12 FE 1963

Orile Ilugun Ibadan J31 26 AP 64 2 JU 78 21 FE 68 2 JU 78Orlu (573) D3 J18 2C 2R 16 AP 35 MY 27 59 28 JY 35 MY 27 59

D4 JT3 13 JY 51 10 JU 60 8 SP 51 10 JU 60D5 JSB1 9 JY 52 6 JA 55 6 JA 55D6 J37 1C 15 MR 54 18 NO 57 15 MR 54 18 NO 57J34 Not in P tho ’59 on 1C 16 SP 59 26 OC 61 12 OC 59 28 SP 61J55 25 MR 63 6 JA 70 26 AP 63 12 AP 67J63 Position of PO varies. 2 egs (1 MR ??) ORLU is double spaced 11 JA 71 5 FE 80 8 AP 71 1 NO 76

J76 2 seen 11 MY 64 RA 28 ?? ??J100? Can't see bottom clearly 1 line date but no * 12 MY 80 12 MY 80

J109A ORLU COUNTER STAMP TABL in circle 1C. Lkd may be some other wording - illegible 31 AU 81 12 MA 82 31 AU 81 12 MA 82

J109B ORLU COUNTER REGT ACCEPT in circle. 1C 1R 9 SE 85 9 SE 85New 35mm di 4 horiz lines ORLU / HO / (date) / MAILS 1 26 JA 16 26 JA 16JR5 Not in P tho ’37 (one date) 31 JY 37R2 JR14 Taller O in Orlu 5C 5R 11 OC 52 31 OC 57 9 MR 53 31 OC 57R3 JR14 2C 2R 11 NO 57 5 JY 63 11 NO 57 ?? NO 61JR19 Not in P tho MY ’60 on 10 MY 60 5 OC 62JR25 19 MR 62 7 JU 67 19 MR 62 3 SP 66JR41 J illust of type shows REGISTSTERED. My egs too. 2C 2R 21 MY 71 26 FE 81 21 MY 71 17 SP 80

Oroago D1 J15 P pic shows town name as Oro Agor. My eg missing AGOR 18 SP 1953 10 SP 54 4 JY 54 10 SP 54J46 Earliest in ORO AGOR, later egs ORO AGO 1C 1R Lkd on C 18 FE 57 5 DE 59 18 FE 57 5 DE 59

Oroago Ilorin J42 15 MY 61 5 MY 80 15 MY 61 5 MY 80Orodo J41 PA 26 AU 64 5 OC ??Orodo Owerri J31 15 AP 66 1 SP 72 1 JY 66 1 SP 72Orogun D1 J15 2C 12 NO 1953 8 MR 1960 12 NO 1953 7 SP 1956Orogun Abraka D2 J42A 2 MY 60 26 MY 77 24 MY 60 13 MR 73Orogwe D1 J15 P 'still used 30 9 60' 3C 3R 17 FE 1956 15 SP 1958 17 FE 1956 20 JU 1958

D1 S2? Town name shifted cw. But partial … 11 JA ???? 11 JA ????J41 PA 7 JU 1961 4 SP 1961J104 In J update. Written round circle 10 OC 80 J 5 NO 80 J

Orogwo Owerri J31 7 JU 63 PQ 26 OC 66 14 OC 64 26 OC 66Deliberately blank line

Oroku IroluCan't find. Not in NIPOST, gazetteer. Oroku is a St in Lagos, Irolu an area near Shagamu (cf Irolu-Remo)

J 104A Year by date of other stamps in same lot 3 FE 78 3 FE 78

Oron (574) D2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 J8 P pic no time. My egs + and – time Inc R label on piece 7 MY 1925 21 MR 44 7 MY 1925 15 FE 44D4 J16 backstamp on #8300 12 AU 1940 21 NO 1949 13 JA1942 2 JA 1947D5 J10 1C 21 JU 47 25 MY 55 21 JU 47 30 MR 55

D6 J13 2C 1R 29 JA 49 22 MR 60 27 OC 49 22 MR 60D7 J34 1 NO 56 25 SE 57 13 NO 56 4 MR 57J33 Not in P tho ’57/’58 (unless D8 tho diff dates), * instead of time 1 AU 57 21 JA 60 1 AU 57 21 JA 60D8 Not in J 3 egs * instead of year as per P pic 27 1 60 P >30 9 60 P 17 DE *D9 J37 22 AU 58 17 AP 65 22 AU 58 13 AP 63D10 J60 with and without time 6C Lkd on C 22 AU 60 5 JY 99 22 AU 60 5 JY 99J57 13 JU 63 13 JU 63J76 1 seen 1C 1R 18 MY 79 18 MY 79JSB1 Not in P or J 1 NO 55 PQ   New 35mm di 4 horiz lines ORON / HO / (date) / ???? 06 ?? 04 06 ?? 04R2 JR1 2C 2R 15 MR 32 26 AU 57 11 SP 33 26 AU 57

R3 JR4 and JR19 J earliest is 8 AP 56. Later egs missing ‘Nigeria’ 6C 6R 9 MR 56 2 MY 81 J 9 MR 56 26 NO 80

R4 JR26 3 MY 69Oron Town D1 J15 2C 2R 28 NO 1949 23 JY 56 28 NO 1949 14 MY 1956Orouo Owerri J31 20 MY 80Orsu D1 J15 6C 4R Lkd on C 23 JA 1948 9 MR 1961 23 JA 1948 9 MR 1961

J57 2 AP 62 19 OC 64 26 AU 63 19 OC 64Oru D1 J16 3C 1R Ekd on C 12 JU 1939 8 SP 54 12 JU 1939 23 AP 54

D2 J33 lkd year by date of stamp issue 27 JU 56 24 AU 76 J 27 JU 56 17 JY 73JR14 Not in P tho ’54 (one date) 21 JU 54

Orua Otu J46 26 AU 1963 11 OC 1963Osa Uku D1 J15 14 MY 1955 6 JY 1955

D2 J41 PA P latest is 28 3 56 1C 7 DE 1955 1 JU 1960 28 MR 1956 20 JA 1960D2 S2 OSA UKWU (presume same?- also in Abia State) 7 MY 1978 7 MY 1978

Oshodi (585) D1 J16 1C 20 AP 1942 5 AU 1950 9 DE 1942 5 AU 1950D2 J37 with and without * 2C 1R 2 SP 52 19/NO 22/60 2 SP 52 19/NO 22/60D3 J51 1C 6 AP 56 4/SP */58PQ ?? JU 56 3 FE 58J55 4C 4R 5 AP 62 31 DE 82 1 MY 62 31 DE 82J63 PO at base 21 MY 1963 12 JY 1964 21 MY 1963 12 JY 1964J65 Post Office 22 DE 1960 25 NO 1964 22 DE 1960 9 OC 1961J104 HO at base 3C All egs on C 21 AU ?? 7 OC 97 21 AU ?? 7 OC 97

J108 OSHODI FORWARD @ 12 o'c. DESPATCH ccw @ 6 o'c 2C Lkd on C 15 SE 8? 10 JU 93 15 SE 8? 10 JU 93

J108B OSHODI HO COUNTER @ 12 o'c. 4 @ 6 o'c 1C 12 JA 96 12 JA 96New1 30mm, single circle, large font 1 line date 4C all egs on C 02 08 99 23 01 06 02 08 99 23 01 06JR34 3C 3R 9 SP 66 30 NO 82 22 DE 66 ?? JY 83JR44 12 JA 79 28 MY 79 J

Oshodi Training SchIn NIPOST (Oshodi Trg.) =? NITEL Institute. PO in Lagos State

J 104A SOHODI TRAINING SCH @ 12 o'c PO @ 6o'c. J103 in J update 9 AP 79 18 NO 80 J 9 AP 79

J104B OSHODI TRA SCH cw @12 o’c. BRA OFFICE ccw @ 6 o’c. 1C 12 AP 02 12 AP 02Oshogbo (575) D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D3 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD4 J2 J earliest is 27 SP 20 1C 1R 4 9 20 P 5 JY 55 9 SP 20 14 FE 50D5 J6 23 NO 1921 14 AP 1925 23 NO 1921 14 AP 1925D6 J8 J earliest is 13 NO 24 4 OC 24 13 OC 30 4 OC 24 3 AU 30D7 J14 J early 3y before P 2C 9 NO 27 30 JA 56 13 AP 31 25 JY 55D8 J20 P pic shows 9 SE 58 surely mistake! 2C 4 MR 32 29 JA 47 29 AU 32 29 JA 47D9 J16 Scan 23 AP 1936 11 MY 1936 11 MY 1936D11 J34 1C 24 MR 53 19 JY 60 20 OC 55 19 JY 60J33 17 FE 78 19 MY 82 J 17 FE 78 27 MR 78D13 J37 7C 7R 15 JY 59 2 SP 76 15 JY 59 2 SP 76D14 J45 2C 8 AU 60 27 OC 71 4 SP 60 27 OC 71J51 ID error in prev lists now corrected 16 NO 68 1 JY 77 16 NO 68 5 NO 71J55 23 AP 73 12 JA 89 >80 12 JA 89J57 * may be above, below date, or absent 5C 1 DE 64 5 NO 80 9 FE 73 2 NO 79New1 35mm horiz text OSOGBO / date / MAILS 1 3C 13 ?? 02 01 MAY 04 13 ?? 02 01 MAY 04R2 JR1 J latest 3y after P 25 JU 25 25 NO 32 25 JU 25 13 OC 30

R3 JR=29mm, lkd wrongly id as R5 in prev list 9C 9R. Latest egs missing the dots but same font, positioning 31 MR 32 3 JU 59 ?? JA 33 3 JU 59

JR8 JR8=27mm R3 in P? 3 OC 58 19 OC 62R4 JR13 J early 9y before P 10 JU 40 29 OC 56 14 JU 48 29 OC 56R5 JR4 &14 P pic has bigger town letters (+ see R3 comment) 1C 1R 18 JY 49 I NO 60 PQ 7 OC 54 6 JU 59JR23 Not in P tho ’56 on 1C 1R ?? ?? 56 26 AU 60 3 AU 60 26 AU 60JR34 30 SP 65 10 JU 08 15 JU 71 10 JU 08PP1 Not in J (looks like JP3) ?

PP2 JP4 GV GVI GVIPP2A Letters are serif GV GVPP4 Not in J (looks like JP21) 15 11 35 P 17 JY 61 ?? SE 48 17 JY 61JP20 ?? SE 63JT10 Not in P tho ’59 on 29 D E 59 17 SP 63 17 SP 63

Oshopey Plaza IkejaPO on Allen Ave. In NIPOST list Lagos State.

JJ108 OSHOPEY PLAZA PO cw from 9 o’c. IKEJA 5 ccw from 8 o’c 2C 6 DE 98 28 JU 00 6 DE 98 28 JU 00

Oshu D1 J16 2C Inc loose R label 3 DE 1948 16 AU 59 25 NO 1949 4 MY 59Oshu Ife D3 J42A 1C 16 MY 60 29 AP 80 12 JY 60 12 AU 68Osi D1 J15 J latest is SP 7 1955 ! 19 DE 1947 1 10 58 P JY 9 1949 27 MY 1950

D1 S2 J15 Osi shifted ccw, Nigeria cw Lkd by stamp issue 27 JA 1950 30 JU 1953 27 JA 1950 30 JU 1953Osi Ilorin D3 J42 Lkd in violet. Year by other stamps in same lot 26 OC 63 ?? JA 78 21 FE 70 ?? JA 78Osi Ekiti D1 J15 J latest 25y after P 1 FE 1949 25 JU 1979 30 JY 1953

D2 J46 inc R label on piece 5 SP 1955 16 MY 1963 5 SP 1955 8 AU 19??Osi Soko J41 PA 20 JA 78 19 DE 79Ososo D1 J15 19 NO 1947 8 SP 59 28 JA 1949 8 SP 59Ososo Auchi D3 J42A 10 MY 62 15 DE 64 15 DE 64OssemotorIn Oguta local govt area, Imo state

J41 17 OC 1964 17 OC 1964

Ossemotor Oguta J31 19/3 MY/66 19/12 AU/66Ossissa J41 PA Lkd year by date of stamp issue 24 SP 1961 30 JY 1970 19 OC 1964 30 JY 1970Ossomari D1 J41 J latest 2y after P 24 DE 1956 10 MY 1960 20 NO 1959Ossomari Onitsha J31 3 FE 62 5 MR 77 24 OC 64 5 MR 77Osumenyi D1 J46 Inc R label on piece C 2C 30 JA 53 NO 1 61 11 OC 1954 NO 1 61

J41 Not in P tho ’54-‘55 15 NO 1954 29 JY 55Osumenyi Nnewi J31 9 JU 6? 19 OC 74 8 MY 62 19 OC 74Osusu D1 J41 1C 22 JY 1958 5 SP 1975 17 MR 1959 5 SP 1975Otampa D1 J16 J latest is 25 OC 1949 4 MY 1938 10 AP 1950RA 4 MY 1938 4 MR 1949

D2 J37 6C 2R inc eg in turquoise green and R label on piece 12 JY 52 23 JA 67 12 JY 52 23 JA 67D3 J41 J latest is 27 JA 1956 14 DE 1955 30 1 56 P

J104 5/NO 74Otanaiyegbaju D1 J16 Sp as Otan Aiyegbaju on both P pics 15 SE 1943 25 OC 1954 15 SE 1943 27 MY 1954

D2 J33 5 MR 56 4 NO 75 5 MR 56 4 NO 75Otan IlePA Under Ilesha. Not J. 'Not seen' - P. In NIPOST list. Osun State

J41 18 MY 1962 18 MY 1962

Otan Ile Ilesha J31 10 SP 63 30 SP 67 10 SP 63 30 SP 67Otibio D1 J41 2C 9 DE 1957 23 JA 1960 3 FE 1958 23 JA 1960Otibio Ughelli D3 J42A 22 SP 60 17 JU 77 23 FE 63 2 ?? 7?Otobi D2 J13 day in m/s lkd year by stamp issue date. My ekd in violet 13 JY 49 6 SP 66 JU 22 54 6 SP 66

J16 Not in P tho ’47 (1 date only). My eg 60s 8 MR 47 ?? ?? 6? ?? ?? 6?J100 1C no year, so by stamp issue date 8 MA 02 8 MA 02

Otor Owhe J39A Mauve ink. My eg 73+ 8 DE 75 30 JY ??Otoro J41 PA 1C 2 JY 76 16 NO 77 2 AU 1976Otoro New J41 3 OC 1962 21 OC 1964 21 OC 1964Otta (576) D1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D3 J16 19 JY 1935 30 SP 1936 19 JY 1935 30 SP 1936D4 J20 1C 6 NO 36 8 DE 60 23 AP 37 8 DE 60D6 J55 4C Lkd on C 1 MR 62 3 OC 03 1 MR 62 3 OC 03D7-9 J76 28 OC 64 5 JY 88 ?? AU 66 5 JY 88J37 Not in P tho ’60 (1 date only) 29 AP 60

J108 Odd! All cw start 8 o’c OTTA HH REG SE DE OT (D is rev). 2nd cover similar but extra letters ‘OT’ at end 2C 1R 12 JU 02 31 JU 92 12 JU 02 31 JU 92

R2 JR14 3C 3R 13 MR 54 1 JU 60 13 MR 54 1 JU 60R3 JR25 25 AU 61 9 OC 85 J 14 OC 61 8 MY 78

Otu Etim Ekpo J41 PA 21 JU 197?Otu Etim Ekpo AbakEtim Ekpo is an LGA near Abak in Akwa Ibom state

J59 Abak at 6 o'c 19/23 MR/65 ?? JY 66 19/23 MR/65 ?? JY 66

Otu Jeremi J41 PA 5 DE 1961 18 DE 1962 21 JU 1962 18 DE 1962Otu Jeremi Warri J31 6 SE 65 14 MY 82 30 AP 70 27 JA 77OtukpaIn NIPOST list. Ogbadibo LGA Benue State

J104A Lkd year by other stamps in the same lot 6 DE ?? 15 FE 78 6 DE ?? 15 FE 78

Otun D1 J15 J latest 2y after P 31 JA 1949 23 OC 1957 31 JA 1949 2 JU 1955

D2 J46 1C 10 AP 1956 15 DE 1965 J 20 NO 1956 17 MR 1958Otun Ekiti Oshogbo D3 J42A 29 AP 60 7 AU 85 27 MY 60 5 AU 81Otun Oro D1 J15 egs missing I from Nigeria 24 JY 1947 19 NO 1954 24 JY 1947 19 NO 1954

D2 J33 2C 1R 2 DE 55 J 18 JA 60 12 DE 55 3 DE 59J100 1C 11 JA 80 11 JA 80

Otun Oro IlorinKwara State. Now known simply as Oro. Same place as above and below

J31 10 AP 78 22 MR 83 10 AP 78 22 MR 83

JR25 1C 1R Lkd on C 26 AP 78 14 MR 83 26 AP 78 14 MR 83Otun Oro Offa D5 J42 12 JY 60 1 JA 70 12 JY 60 ?? ?? 70Otu OyoIn NIPOST list (as Out!). Oyo State

J41 30mm. PA at base, but can't tell date format (J104 or J41) Year post 73 3 MY ?? 16 MY ?? 3 MY ?? 16 MY ??

Oturkpo D2 J10 AU 3 25 13 OC 29 22 MR 26D3 J17 1C 17 MY 29 12 JY 60 17 MY 29 12 JY 60D4 J33 J latest is 15 SP 59 7 JA 56 18 1 60 P 23 JA 57 16 JU 59D5 J56 1C 5 SP 58 16 OC 75 18 SP 58 16 OC 75D6 J37 1 NO 57 17 NO 59 1 NO 57D7 J60 21 JA 65 28 DE 83 11 DE 75 28 DE 83J100 OTURKPO @ 12 o’c then cw from 3 o’c 3RHO 1C 31 JY 07 31 JY 07R2 JR13 5C 5R 20 JY 41 29 OC 63 20 JY 41 29 OC 63R4 JR26 20 MY 64 29 DE 80 31 MY 78 4 DE 79JR34 OTURKPO 1 larger letters 1C 1R 6 AU 68 30 AP 81 6 AU 68 11 DE 73JR34 S2 OTURKPO No 1 smaller letters 13 OC 65 13 AU 76 13 OC 65 13 AU 76JSB1 Not in P tho ’59 (1 date only) ?? FE 59PP2 Not in J ? GV

Otwa (546) D1 J16 Ekd in violet 5 JY 1944 3 JA 1956 5 JY 1944 8 OC 1954D2 J33 1C 1R ekd on C 16 DE 55 10 FE 60 16 DE 55 10 FE 60

Otwa Auchi D3 J42A My eg missing 27 AP 60 4 FE 65 27 AP 60 8 AU 60J58 1C 1R 19 OC 64 14 NO 80 19 OC 64 14 FE 78

Overside Sapele D1 J41 4C 3R 28 JA 56 6 MR 1962 28 MR 1956 26 NO 59Overside Sapele Sapele J31 1C Lkd on C 28 JY 64 16 FE 68 16 OC 64 16 FE 68Ovim D1 J16 24 SP 1929 15 NO 1929 24 SP 1929

D2 J14 2 fig year 5C 1R ? Lkd missing ? on cover? No 11 DE 30 31 MY 55 16 AP 32 31 MY 55D3 J33 2C 2R 7 MR 56 29 AU 56 7 MR 56 20 AU 56D4 J41 latest by issue date 8C 6R MR 62 eg missing L of POSTAL 15 OC 1956 6 SP 63 19 OC 1956 6 SP 63J41 S2 No PA or Postal Agency, 2 line date 1C 28 JY 1977 28 JY 1977PP1 Not in J ?

Ovim Sub J63 SO corrected typo 18 JA 72 8 NO 74 18 JA 72 6 ??/*73J66 PO at base 13 JY 1965 J 21 AP 1966 21 OC 19??

Oviorie Ovu J41 Lkd year by date of stamp issue 6 SP 1965 20 OC 1981 4 NO 65 20 OC 1981Oviri Olomu J41 7 DE 1960 5 MR 1963 5 MR 1963Oviri Ughelli J31 6 JY 63 8 AU 75 6 JY 63 8 AU 75Ovoro D1 J15 2C 12 JY 1951 27 JY 1955 28 AU 1951 28 SP 1954

D2 J33 J early is 11 OC 56 typo somewhere? 1C 1R 11 10 55 P 18 SP 61 18 SP 56 18 SP 61Ovoro Owerri J31 Eg shows odd yr format for J31 (1964 instead of 64) 29 JU 62 6 MY 81 J 29 JU 62 5 JY 73Ovrode Isoko J41 10 AU 73Ovwian WarriUnder Warri. In 63, onwards lists (Ovwian). Delta State.

J31 1C 13 DE 88 13 DE 88

Owa Alero D1 S1 J15 Sp Awo Alero my eg 1st word invisible 6 NO 1947 AU 18 1949 6 NO 1947 AU 18 1949D1 S2 J15 2C 15 9 49 P 5 SP 1955 OC 6 1949 5 SP 1955D2 J46 18 JA 1957 29 DE 1958D2 S2 J46 as P but letters rotated 10 deg cw 18 JA 1957 18 JA 1957

Owa Alero Agbor D4 1C 1R 8 OC 60 10 MA 81 8 OC 60 24 MY 67Owa Alidinmi Agbor J108 78/23 * AUOwa Ikare J42 21 MY 66Owa Oyibu J41 PA Old lkd mis-read date, 24 JU 1961 12 DE 1962 J 24 JU 1961 ?? MY 1962

New1 35mm di horiz text OWA / OYIBU / date / MAIL 1C 05 DEC 03 05 DEC 03Owa Oyibu AgborUnder Agbor. Not in NIPOST list. In gazetteer. Delta State.

J31 Year by other stamps in same lot 20 SP 63 J 4 JA 78 21 OC 63 4 JA 78

Owa Shagamu J31 9 FE 70Owan J41 PA 23 DE 75 19 AP 79Owani Enugu (645) J58 5 JU 71 13 DE 71 29 JU 71 13 DE 71

J84 OWANI BO above ENUGU below 4 AU 19?? 9 AU 1966 4 AU 19?? 9 AU 1966Owelli D1 J46 P pic is J15 5 2 48 P 5 AP 1952 13 NO 1948 5 AP 1952

J46 See D1 which is definitely J15. My prev dates moved to J46 28 MY 1959 27 OC 1966 28 MY 1959 27 OC 1966Owena D1 J16 J last date is 3y after P 2C 2R Ekd on C 1 FE 1946 2 JY 1962 1 FE 1946 3 OC 1958

J41 PA 1C 1R ekd on C. ekd PA @ 4 o'c ccw, lkd PA @ 6 o'c ccw 5 OC 1957 9 DE 1961 5 OC 1957 9 DE 1961Owena Akure J31 No * 10 JU 63 21 AP 81 16 OC 65Owerre Akumazi D1 J15 31 DE 1956 11 MR 1959 24 DE 1958Owerre Ezukala Ajalli J31 J 'name changed from Owerre Nkerifi 26-8-1958' 13 MR 63 25 AP 80 5 AU 66 25 AP 80Owerre Nkerifi D1 In J as Owerri Nker sp in P pic (& my eg) OWERRI NKEREFI 29 JY 1957 29 JY 1957Owerre Ezukala Awka D1 J41 in P as Owerre Ezukala. J latest is 21 SP 1959 1C 1R 13 AP 1959 31 12 59 P 2 JU 1959Owerre Olubor Agbor J31 17 JU 64 26 JY 78 15 OC 64 26 JY 78

J41 PA 6 AP 1962Owerri (578) D1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

D2 J5 Egs seen suggest spp is OWERI, not OWERRI as shown in P JY 21 17 15 AU 18 MB JY 21 17D3 J5 PO & X 2C 1R 23 DE 18 JY 30 23 DE 23 18 JY 30 23

D4 J6 some egs 2 fig Yr. My eg wrong in J as latest for J 12. Small loop R in Nigeria. Inner ring di 18.5mm 1C 1R JA 10 1921 13 SE 1961 JA 10 1921 13 SE 1961

D5 J14 Latest is in violet 23 JA 31 21 MR 45 23 JA 31 21 MR 45

D6 J12 P pic ?able?? Nigeria R wide loop, O in Owerri V variable 13C 1R. Inner ring di is 16.5mm 12 JY 41 J 6 AU 60 5 MY 48 6 AU 60

D6A Uncertain - with time 15 JU 29 15 JU 29D7 J13 29 JY 49 4 DE 61 26 AP 60 4 DE 61D8 J37 with and without * J early 2y before P 14 AU 50 27 JU 60 14 NO 50 27 JY 59D9 J33 2 MR 56 20 SP 61 2 MR 56 19 DE 60D10 JSB1 24 JY 58 24 FE 60 24 JY 58 24 FE 60J34 26 AP 63 9 NO 67 13 FE 5?

J55 Lkd narrower font OWERRI 1 2 or 5 with * below / above date 3C 1R, 1 with normal ‘OWERRI’ Lkd on C #6672. Needs splitting… 28 OC 65 5 OC 87 16 DE 66 5 OC 87

J95 Backstamp on C #8046 OWERRI above, 578 below 21 JU 91 21 JU 91J60 with and without time (J). All my egs with time 2C 17 AU 60 23 AP 67 30 AU 60 23 AP 67

J63Change in full date format with later egs - lower down and yr missing. 1 eg with one line date Lkd by issue date 8C 5R

Full format10 AU 70 AP 3 78

10 AU 70 19 OC 73

Lower ?? ?? ?? 20 OC 76

J76 My later eg has * instead of year -1, -2 seen 3 NO 65 20 AU 66 3 NO 65 8 NO *

J100 5C 4R Lkd on C as back stamp on #7620 4 OC 74 10 MA 83 ?? ?? 75 10 MA 83

J108 Sorting Office @ 12 O’c, Owerri @ 6 O’c Lkd yr by issue date 1C and poss another (but upper text just shows slug spaces) 5 JY 78 7 AP 82 4 JA 80 7 AP 82

New1 35mm horiz text OWERRI / HO / (date) / MAILS 1 or 2 3C 29 JUN 04 22 JAN 11 29 JUN 04 22 JAN 11

New2 Dble circle dia 35mm & 24mm OWERRI?? top w * on either side ?? at 6 o’c 21 02 14 21 02 14

New3 Dble circle dia 35mm & 20mm OWERRI GPO @ 12 o’c. CTR3 @ 6 o’c centre details not visible. Date by stamp issue 14 JY 10 14 JY 10

R1 Details now in Pre-1914 ListR2 JR1 J latest 8y after P but see R3 7 MR 32 7 AU 47 3 AU 32 28 FE 36R3 not in J? - probably also JR1 24 NO 36 29 7 49 P 24 NO 36 18 OC 46R4 JR14 part reversed slug 18C 18R 5 JU 54 27 JU 63 9 JU 54 14 JA 63R5-6 JR26 1 not in (), 2 in () Eg on C #2373, 5025 2 not in () 1C 1R 1 MR 61 26 SP 66 9 MR 61 26 SP 66JR58 In J update - the double oval w town at 6 o'c 6C 6R OWERRI 1 6 FE 84 26 NO 84 6 FE 84 26 NO 84JT3 Not in P tho ’59 (1 date only) 9 JU 1959 6 FE 60 6 FE 60

Owerri Nkerefi D1 J41 See under Owerre Nkerefi in P, In J as Owerri Nker Owerrinta D1 J16 25 SP 1940 6 SP 1951 25 SP 1940 6 SP 1951

D2 J37 J earliest is 2 NO 51 3C 3R 17 9 51 P 10 JA 67 2 NO 51 10 JA 67J57 ?? ?? 75 7 AP 78 ?? ?? 75 7 AP 78

Owhrode J41 PA 7 NO 61 9 AP 1962J42 66/14 SP/*

Owhrode Warri J31 64/26 JA/* JA 5 81 64/15 OC JA 5 81Owo (579) JS8 One line date. Reported by Trevor Buckell 23 OC 20 23 OC 20

D2 J11 29 JA 1921 23 MY 55 29 JA 1921 23 MY 55D3 J12 My lkd transit cacel on #8275 24 MR 47 21 JA 60 24 MR 47 11 DE 57D4 1 date only. Not in J. 'Postmater Owo' 26 MY 1950 P 31 MY 1950PQ 26 MY 1950D5 JSB1 2C 2R Ekd on C 15 MY 52 12 AU 57 15 MY 52 12 AU 57D6 J34 J earliest is 20 DE 53 6C Lkd on C 27 AU 52 6 AP 83 27 AU 52 6 AP 83J33 Under D6? 2C 2R 9 SP 54 11 MY 59 18 FE 55 ?? MY 58J37 1C 1R 10 JU 63 1 AU 78 10 JU 63 8 NO 65J45 No time 27 SP 61 9 SP 80J55 In J update 28 AU 90 J

R1 JR1 late w invert slug 8C 8R 6 JY 27 31 DE 57 6 JY 27 2 AU 57R2 JR14 J early 3y before P 7C 7R 7 SP 55 6 MY 82 J 29 AU 57 10 JY 73

JR19 1 MY 72 22 OC 81 J

JT10 Not in P tho ’57-‘59 25 NO 57 29 DE 59 16 SP 58Owo Ahia Afo D1 J41 22 DE 1958 7 DE 1962 22 DE 1958 7 DE 1962

J100 PA at base. Sp ‘OWO AHIAFON’. Date by stamp issue 22 JA 75 22 JA 75Owode (590) D1 J16 1C Lkd on C FE 23 1942 5 FE 1951 FE 23 1942 5 FE 1951

D2 J37 31 DE 51 JU 17 58 5 AU 54 JU 17 58D3 J51 22 JU 58 17 MR 62 22 JU 58 17 MR 62J41 PA Lkd year by date of stamp issue OC 6 1961 22 SP 1973 31 MY 1971 22 SP 1973

Owu D1 J15 11 FE 1955D2 J46 25 JA 1956 26 SP 1957

Owu Offa D4 J42A 24 NO 62 24 MY 72 24 JU 6?Owu Ikeja D1 J15 In P pic shows OWU IKIJA J earliest is 2 JU 1953 1 6 53 P 17 MY 1968 29 SP 195? 17 MY 1968Oyan (584) D1 J16 1 FE 1944 26 SP 1951 12 JY 1946 7 OC 1946

D2 J37 Lkd no * 1C 1R 29 OC 51 J 12 SP 72 4 AP 52 12 SP 72D3 J51 1C 1R (same cover as above) 18 JY 55 8 MY 85 3 OC 55D4 J45 no time J earliest is 25 AP 56 1C 1R 14 3 56 P 15 AU 72 25 AP 56 15 AU 72J55 No time 27 JU 73J61 25 AP 56 4 NO 65J76 No dates given

Oyan OshogboOyan is PA later Sub PO under Oshogbo (P)

J42A 13 OC 60 13 OC 60

Oye D1 J16 yr slug inverted 3C 2R Ekd on C 3 NO 1948 20 SP 1954 3 NO 1948 3 SP 1954D2 J33 4C 1R several date formats MR/1955/9 9 JA 64 4 JY 56 9 JA 64D3 J41 PA 6 NO 1956

Oye AbbiIn Uzo Uwani LGA, Enugu state

J41 PA 16 OC 1964 2 SP 1966 16 OC 1964 2 SP 1966

Oye Ekiti J58 8 NO 77 29 MR 79Oyede D1 J41 24 AP 1957 12 5 57 P 12 MY 1957

D2 J41 2C 1R 21 1 58 P 28 DE 1959 31 JA 1958 3 FE 1958Oyede Ughelli J42A Lkd by stamp issue date 1C 1 AU 60 5 MR 73 1 AU 60 5 MR 73Oyemekun Akure J41 1C 20 MY 71 13 MY 73 4 AU 71 6 JU 72Oyemekun Grammar J116 2 MY 77 2 OC 78 2 MY 77 25 AP 78

School AkureOyere AborisadePA Not J, P. Under IFE (88 list) In NIPOST list. Osun State.

J41? Pa ? but bottom of cancel missing 7 JA 1969 7 JA 1969

Oyo D1 Details now in Pre-1914 ListJS6 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 J8 with and w’out time ('23 eg with t) 1C 1R SP 27 20 27 AP 45 JU 9 21 27 AP 45D4 J12 27 OC 33 30 NO 50 8 DE 33 30 NO 50D5 J13 and see J20 below 5C 12 FE 46 9 JY 60 2 FE 49 9 JY 60D6 J16 24 NO 1953 4 JA 54D7 J34 30 AU 56 18 JU 64 4 OC 58 31 OC 59D8 J45 J early date 3y pre P date when canceller sent 1C 21 JY 56 13 MR 81 7 OC 60 28 MR 77J20 Not in P - under D5? J20 has dots, J13 hasn't 8 FE 38 3 DE 46J57 7 JA 70J104 HO @ 6 o’c OYO @ 12 o’c 2C 11 MY 91 29 JU 04? 11 MY 91 29 JU 04?New1 35mm horiz text OYO / HO / date /MAILS 2 2C 05 JAN 05 31 MAR 11? 05 JAN 05 31 MAR 11?R2 JR5 J earliest is 3y before P 13C 13R 7 OC 29 28 FE 65 7 OC 29 4 OC 63R3 JSB4 3C 7 JU 56 28 OC 64 26 NO 57 11 OC 58JSB1 1 date only. Not in P 20 DE 57JR14 Not in P tho ’56 on 27 JA 56 12 JY 78 29 SP 5? 17 DE 58JR24 REGD 25 JA 65 J ?? MY 67 16 JU 65 ?? MY 67JR41 10 FE 75 12 JY 75

JR57 ?Reg oval with OYO on top, nothing below. Cf new type Onitsha. Type in J update (pic shows Afoigwe) 26 JY 68 29 MY 78 26 JY 68 29 MY 78

New2 35mm horiz text OYO / HO / date / REG1 1C 19 APR 05 19 APR 05PP2 Not in J ? GV

Oyubia D1 J16 2C 2R 17 MY 1946 1 JY 1955 4 JY 1946 29 MR 1955D2 J33 1C 1R 15 MY 56 2 NO 84 15 MY 56 2 NO 84

J108 ORON at foot, running cw facing in , though not 100% clear 13 NO 89 13 NO 89Ozalla Cross Roads D2 J41 J gives di 27mm (J41 usually 30mm). P 1 date only 4 5 60 MR 9 55 27 SP 1961 14 JY 1961 27 SP 1961Ozalla Ora D2 J15 5 MR 1956 27 AP 1959 11 JY 1956 21 SP 1956Ozalla Ora Ifon D3 J42A In P (1 date) but not J 25 12 59 P 15 OC 64 2 DE 60 15 OC 64Ozanisi D1 J15 6C 6 DE 48 11 JY 59 MR 25 49 27 SP 1958

J41 PA 5 AP 62 25 SP 62Ozanisi Benin D3 J31 19/15 OC/64 12 JA 72 19/15 OC/64 12 JA 72Ozara D1 J41 3C 3R 30 AU 56 2 FE 60 30 AU 56 11 JA 60Ozarra Agbor D2 J42 1C 1R 29 JU 60 JU 18 76 3 JU 61 JU 18 76Ozoro The Ozoro cancels given in J are under UsoroOzoro Ughelli (662) J16 11 FE 64 16 NO 64

J41 PA 14 JY 1961 3 OC 1969 7 FE 1964 3 OC 1969D3 J42A Uzoro Ughelli in P 28 MR 60 22 AP 63 5 JY 60 22 AP 63J90 9 JU 71 25 JY 81 9 JU 71 25 JY 81JR42 662 MY 22 73 19 MY 80 26 JU 73 19 MY 80J58 Usoro Ughelli 24 MY 63 24 MY 63

Ozu Abam D1 J41 PA 1C 1R 19 SP 1955 6 NO 1976 AP 19 1956 6 NO 1976J104 In J update SUB PO 5 JA 89 J

New1 35mm horiz text OZUABAM / date / MAILS1 1C 19 MAY 06 19 MAY 06Ozubulu D1 J16 3C 1R 5 AU 1943 10 AU 1960 5 AU 1943 4 AP 1960

J46 Not in P 9 NO 1955 17 FE 1961 J

J100 Reassigned to Ozubulu Nnewi 4 AP 77 4 AP 77Ozubulu NnewiOzubulu is c10k SW of Nnewi

J108 NNEWI at 6 o’c 2C. Lkd on C 4 AP 77 27 SE 78 4 AP 77 27 SE 78

Ozubulu Onitsha J31 27 NO 62 8 MR 77 27 SP 63 8 MR 77Ozuitem D1 J15 J latest is 10 JY 1952 6 JU 1947 1 JU 1955 24 OC 1949 1 JU 1955

D2 J46 Lkd year by date of stamp issue 9 OC 1958 7 OC 1973 9 NO 1960 7 OC 1973Ozuru J104A 13 JA 81Ozuzu D1 J41 NO 2 1959 8 AP 1960Ozuzu Port Harcourt J31 Lkd no * 19 OC 64 10 AU 66 19 OC 64 10 AU 66Pakata IlorinAn area in Ilorin town J31 27 AU 80 27 AU 80

Palm Church St D1 S1 J41 1 AP 1957 18 5 57 P

D1 S2 J41 J date given for D1S3 is for all J41 JY 3 1957 27 11 57 P JY 3 1957 24 NO 19??D1 S3 J41 My eg date right way up (P pic shows inverted) 18 5 57 P 31 OC 59 JY 7 1957D1 S4 J41 As D1S2 but with A right way up 17 AP 1957 17 AP 1957

Pankshin (604) D1 J16 1C lkd on C Inc violet egs 9 SP 1941 27 AU 1946 9 SP 1941 27 AU 1946D2 J13 1C 8 SP 47 7 SP 55 25 JY 1949 30 MY 1953D3 J33 25 MR 55 28 MY 57 2 NO 55 28 MY 57J51 1C ?? OC 60 29 NO 02 ?? OC 60 29 NO 02J55 ?? J gives J55. My egs are J45, no J55 seen. Typo in J ? 6 JY 61 6 OC 82 10 JY 64 5 JU 82J61 With time (J). 1 of my eg and PQ eg no time. Ekd eg with time 3 DE 68 30 AP 81 J 3 DE 68 29 NO 77J76 10 NO 60 1 JA 74J81 3 MY 61 25 OC 63 3 MY 61 25 OC 63

Panyam D1 J15 Inc eg w P of PA inverted 1C 1R 2 AU 1952 30 SP 1961 2 AU 1952 18 JU 57D1S2 Panyam starts @4 o’c, running ccw, facing outwards 26 AP 1960 ?? ?P 1960 26 AP 1960 ?? ?P 1960

Panyam Barakinladi J31 BARAKIN-LADI Lkd year by date of stamp issue ?? ?? 60 28/FE 87 5 JA 68 28/FE 87

Parcel Delivery GPO JP22 RH has eg on aerogramme, with other markings confirming this cancel is from GPO Lagos. RH ekd has letters of GPO jumbled 13 SP 1960RH 25 AP 1966 30 AP 19?? 25 AP 1966

Patani D1 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD2 J2 purple and black inks used 1914 – 18 23 MR 14 FE 4 19 23 MR 14 FE 4 19D3 J5 3C 1R ekd on C 8 SP 21 25 JY 23 8 SP 21 10 JU 22D4 J16 Egs in violet 10 MR 1943 12 OC 1946 10 MR 1943 11 AU 1946D5 J15 1 eg missing N = IGERIA (56) PA @ 3 o'c (P is @ 2) 5C 2R 25 DE 1948 11 AP 1959 2 JY 1949 23 JA 1959

Patani Warri D6 J42A Lkd year by rest of stamps in same lot. 1C 17 MY 60 21 JA 78 17 MY 60 21 JA 78Pategi D4 J46 P earliest is 23 1 59 3C 3R 25 OC 1955 20 AU 1959 25 OC 1955 19 FE 1959

D3 Not in J (Type J15). P no dates, pic shows no dates. 2C 8 OC 1954 29 JU 1955 8 OC 1954 29 JU 1955J104 Can’t read two letters at foot 1C 26 SE 81 26 SE 81

Pategi Ilorin D5 J42 25 MY 60 24 FE 77 25 MY 60 34 FE 77Pateji D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

IS 4 Details now in Pre-1914 ListPeterside J104A 14 FE 78Popo-Aguda Tokunboh Street D1 J68 30 OC 1958 20 SP 1959

Port Harcourt (600) D2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 J2A Inc 2 pieces w Reg labels 1C MR 7 14 14 JU 23 MR 7 14 1 SP 23D4 J2 1C 1R 22 AP 18 20 DE 46 22 AP 18 20 DE 46

D5 Not in J. 23 1 17 P 18 1 19 P

D6 J5 PT H…. My egs too. P pic P TH… corrected typo 14 JU 18 30 AP 23 26 AU 1? 30 AP 23D7 J7 dot after PORT J earliest is 15 OC 20 30 9 20 P 1 JU 25 25 NO 20 1 JU 25

Categories to be reviewed. Certainly 3 types: short sidebars + time, short not time, and longer with time. Poss 4 - long with heavier bar

D8 J8 J earliest is 4y before P My ekd missing... short sb +time 16 AP 21 1 11 32 P 3 FE 23 25 MY 32D9 J8 thicker side bars (or ? D8 with wear?) 25 2 33 P 3 JU 33 3 JU 33D10 J12 J latest is 12y after P. See also D14 8 JY 32 8 12 37 P 8 JY 32 2 NO 37

D11 J8 long thin side bars 2C ?? OC 32 26 JU 39 ?? OC 32 26 JU 39

D12 J8 Like D9 but diff C in Harcourt. Short sidebars 1C 28 OC 41 22 DE 44 28 OC 41 22 DE 44D13 J21 with and w’out time 4C 29 AU 39 8 OC 53 1 SE 39 17 JU 53D14 J12 Longer side bars No t 1C Lkd on C 90% certain 30 JY 49 MY 19 77 MY 19 77D15 J16. J earliest is 10 AU 1953. J latest is 2y after P 6C 5 FE 1952 1 MY 1957 5 FE 1952 8 SP 1955D19D15A Full space between Port and Harcourt 20 OC 1953 23 DE 1953 20 OC 1953 23 DE 1953D16 J46 3C 24 SP 1955 5 NO 1956 26 SP 1955 16 JY 1956D17 J33 5C 13 MY 53 15 MY 67 13 DE 55 2 SP 63J34 D17 with time? 4C 5 JA 56 2 MY 67 25 JU 58 12 JY 59D18 J56 22C 6R 19 JU 59 18 AU 1982 J 19 JU 59 28 OC 80D20 Not in J tho like JT2. 9 6 54 P 29 MR 1955 9 JU 54 29 MR 1955D21 JT14 1 or 2 at foot My egs missing! 24 MY 56 27 SP 66 24 MY 56 27 SP 66

D22 J57 with *. Post 1970 egs have no * 12C Lkd on C. Egs 80 on often almost illegible 24 OC 66 2 AU 82 24 OC 66 2 AU 82

D22A? Town names closer together, ekd cancel missing part lhs 19/JU 25/62 7 JY 75 19/JU 25/62 6 NO 74

J88 Diff from D22? =88 if no * ?? Needs the diff if any resolving. I’ve reclassified this as D22A, cos no number after town name... 23 JU 70 7 JY 75 23 JU 70 6 NO 74

J81 Delete - they're Port Harcourt BO 7 AP 70 28 MR 79 7 AP 70 28 MR 79

J102 I've got 1 eg under Port Harcourt Town J102 (unlisted, my date illegible) - same ??? 12 JY 78

?? 24mm, P.H at 11o'c, Nigeria at base. Several egs, Probably ekd is pre 80 but not sure. 11C E & Lkd on C Lkd in violet 10 DE 82 24 NO 84 10 DE 82 24 NO 84

J108 PORT HARCOURT @ 12 o'c HEAD OFFICE@ 6 o'c A in ‘HEAD’ inverted 13 ?? 81 ?? ?? 81 13 ?? 81 ?? ?? 81

J108B PORT @ 12 o'c HARCOURT @ 6 o'c yr by date of stamp issue 16 JU 87 14 JY 87 16 JU 87 14 JY 87

J113 In J update PORT HARCOURT @12 o’c. 1 NIGERIA ccw starting @ 8 o’c. Usually no yr slug (86 set).4C Ekd on C 1 eg UR inverted 2 NO 87 14 SP 88 J 2 NO 87 ?? ?? ??

J123A Diam 27, 600 at foot 22 DE 83 22 DE 83

New1 35mm di. Text horiz. PHC HO/date/RBOO This one a reg mail transit cancel on #1048 + 1C 10 MAY 09 18 AUG 10 10 MAY 09 18 AUG 10

New2 30mm di. SPEC DESI N at 12 o’c PORT HARCT @ 6 o’c (T invert) 1 line date under * 1C 15 JY 02 15 JY 02

New3 35mm di. Text horiz. PHC HO/REG/date/DELV 1 1C 15 OCT 09 15 OCT 09New4 Oval c33mm X 24.5mm Text horiz ?OHI P/H / date / POREG 1C 9 SE 14? 9 SE 14?

New5 Double circle, 35mm 26mm PORT HARCOURT at top NIGERIA below, 1 line date on commem cover 1C 7 APR 2005 7 APR 2005

R2 JR1 J earliest is 27 NO 23. J latest is 2y after P 4 11 23 P 18 SP 51 12 DE 23 21 FE 48R3 JR13 12C 12R lkd on C 31 MY 40 9 SE 57 31 MY 40 9 SE 57R4 Not in J. sp HARBOUR Inc piece with sender’s address (PH) 11 11 49 P 6 3 50 P 20 JA 50 6 MR 50R5 JR9 18 JA 1951 25 AU 1951 27 JA 1951 19 FE 1951

R6 JR4/14. JR4 1st use 7 AU 29 - poss JR1 minus dot 13C 13R. 2 ’77 egs look smaller, v worn, after usage gap from late 50s Lkd on C 3 SP 52 3 FE 77 3 SP 52 3 FE 77

R8/10 JR25 J earliest is 11 FE 59 7C 7R 1 2 59 P 21 OC 82 J 7 MR 59 22 NO 66R11/14 JR26 late w invert slug (1), (2), (3) 14C 14R 16 AU 60 20 AU 82 16 AU 60 ?? JU 82

JR54 Two egs in violet ink. Further egs suggest this is actually R6 with Nigeria all or part missing (from Biafra usage?) 10C 10R Lkd on C 2 JU 72 4 JU 83 22 SP 77 4 JU 83

JR41 PORTHARCOURT across top 15 SP 7? 15 SP 7?JR58 In J update – the double oval cancel 2C 2R Lkd on C 28 FE 81 J 22 OC 85 10 MY 85 22 OC 85JR41 In J update 4 AU 77 J

PP1 Details now in Pre-1914 ListPP2 Not in J (like JP3) GV GVPP3 JP4 GVPP4 JP4 1 eg (multiple), definitely serif. Others not clear GV GVI GV GVIPP5 JP4 but small diffs from P pic GV GVI GV GVIPP7 Not in J 3 DE 47 31 DE 49 3 DE 47 31 DE 49AM1 JSPEC1 "INTERNAL AIRMAIL PHARCOURT" 5 NO 1931

MOO Style of JR7. Not in P, J. IS mention MOO cancels for Baro and Zungeru. Postal? On SG27 (2/6d) 8 AU 27 8 AU 27

Port Harcourt BO (602) D1 J15 J latest 7y after P. Early egs BO is closer to Nigeria than to 20 AU 1951 17 OC 1962 20 AU 1951 24 JA 1955

Harcourt. 2 egs on C 1952 missing T in HARCOURT 2C 1RD2 J50 3C 3R 21 MR 53 12 MR 75 21 MR 53 12 MR 75D3 J46 1C 25 JY 1955 1 NO 1956 11 ?? 55 1 NO 1956D4 J37 BO very faint / missing later 3C 8 JA 57 23 MY 80 8 JA 57 ?? AP 80D5 J47 J earliest was 11 SP 58. 1 9 58 in P 1C 1 SP 58 30 JA 59 1 SP 58 5 JA 59R1 JR15 inc eg with invert slug 6C 6R 2 DE 55 15 JU 60 2 DE 55 15 JU 60R2 JR39 BO (1) J (2) 3C 3R 22 DE 60 21 FE 77 22 DE 60 21 FE 77

Port Harcourt SO D1 J46 12 JU 1937 31 OC 1938 12 JU 1937 31 OC 1938D2 J44 Lkd year by stamp issue date 18C 18R Inc R label on piece 3 FE 39 4 FE 67 28 MR 40 4 FE 67

Same as Port Harcourt Town according to P

J102 PORT HARCOURT TOWN NIGERIA @ 12 o’c See also Port Harcourt J102. Post 1973 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??

JR14 PORT HARCOURT TOWN NIGERIA 3 AP 78 3 AP 78PH College of Science and Technology In 88 list, NIPOST list. Became Rivers State University of Science and Technology

J108 From 9 o’c cw COLLEGE OF SC TECH. From 7 o’c ccw PH 3C all in violet, with outer rim appearing double 6 OC 80 10 OC 80 6 OC 80 10 OC 80

J108A From 11 o’c cwise: PH COLLEGE OF SCE TECHNIC 1C 15 JY 83 15 JY 83Potiskum (601) D1 J5 26 JA 22 10 AU 24 26 JA 22 ?? AU 2?

D2 J10 J earliest 24 JU 26 Spelling is ‘POTASKUM’ 11 AU 24 23 JA 37 11 AU 24 23 JA 37D4 J17 4C 25 OC 37 10 DE 62 25 OC 37 10 DE 62D5 J37 no * 5 JA 50 6 MR 52 21 SP 50 6 MR 52D6 JT7 my egs have dot after Potiskum 14 AP 55 23 AU 61 14 AP 55 9 NO 60J55 12 JU 63 10 MY 78 ?? SP 66 10 MY 78J76 -1, -2 seen 23C 23R Lkd on C 21 JA 6? 29 SP 80 6 MY 63 29 SP 80R2 JR14 my egs inc oddity ‘4 JA FE’ date + invert 3C 3R 19 AP 51 3 JU 66 26 FE 54 3 JU 66JSB1 Not in P tho ‘59 3 MR 59 14 NO 59 ?? SP 59 31 OC 59

Prince Fadina StreetPA in Apapa (88 list) Not in NIPOST. Lagos State

In J update with no date / type details

Qua Iboe River D1 Details now in Pre-1914 ListPP1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

Rahama D2 Details now in Pre-1914 List

JN3 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 J10 11 AU 23 9 JU 30 15 FE 24 24 JY 29D4 Not in J ‘Nigeria Railway Rahama’ 12 11 23 P

D5 Not in J ‘Nigeria Railway Rahama’ 25 10 30 P 30 APR 1934 30 APR 1934D6 J18 28 FE 35 8 FE 63 28 FE 35 8 FE 63

Railway Camp D1 J16 21 DE 1935Randle Avenue YabaNot in NIPOST list G In Surulere Lagos.

J87 ?? MY 1963 13 OC 1964RM ?? MY 1963

Rayfield (614) D1 J41 1C 1R 18 JU 1956 14 OC 1961 18 JU 1956 31 OC 60J58? ?? ?? 6?

Rayfield Bukuru'Agency 7m from and under Jos, later Bukuru' P

J51 16 AP 66 5 OC 70 16 AP 66 5 OC 70

RijauUnder Kontagora. Not J. P.In NIPOST list. Niger State.

J41 PA 13 AU 1963 13 AU 1963

Riminzayam D2 J15 8 FE 1955 23 SP 1957Ringim D1 J16 17 AU 1931 18 AP 1932

D2 J18 1940 eg in deep violet 18 JU 34 27 JA 50 17 DE 34 27 JA 50D3 J37 23 JU 52 17 AU 55 3 NO 53 1 OC 54D4 J33 P ekd suspect shd be 55. My lkd violet 1C 1R (violet) 5 DE 53 8 SP 61 5 DE 55 24 SP 59

Ringim Kano J31 4 AU 62 23 OC 71 4 AU 62 23 OC 71Riv State Ogoja SouthOgoja is now in Cross Rivers state. pm 75% complete ? Cross missing?

J80 Cf Ogoja South Eastern State. On ’66 issue stamp 10 AU ?? 10 AU ??

Ropp D2 J15 1C 1R 2 AU 1950 12 NO 1963 21/SP 1950 ?? JU 1958Ropp Barakin Ladi J31 26 AP 65 20 MY 66 26 AP 65

Roundabout Ikeja J35PA not BO, my egs w reversed D in Roundabout, no J in Ikeja Later, moved T IKETJA ROUNDABOU, and ROUND ABOUT. Later egs IKEJA ROUNDABOUT Various date formats too

12 OC 77 19 OC 92 12 OC 77 19 OC 92

J35S2 In J update PA first 14 FE 77 J

Sabagreia D1 J16 6C 1R 10 JY 1942 6 JY 1955 J 20 JY 1944 12 MY 55

D2 J33 Lkd year by date of stamp issue - Nigeria vv faint 2C 2R 17 SP 55 19/2 DE 73 28 SP 55 19/2 DE 73Sabo Area Ife J68 29 JY 69 13 JY 81 29 JY 69 10 AP ??Sabongari J41 PA 28 SP 68 23 MY 76 28 SP 68 23 MY 76

J81 1 MR 65?? 30mm ..ONGARI centred @ 12 o’c. PA ccw @ 4 o’c 19 DE 1959 19 DE 1959

Sabongari Kano (432) D1 Not in J 1 date only ‘SABONGERI KANO’ 2 FE 38 P 6 DE 38 29 NO 38 6 DE 38J25 Not in P tho ’37 – ’55 =D1?? 10 DE 37 30 SP 1955D2 J44 P eg sp Sabongeri (as my egs too) 2C 2R lkd on C 28 MR 39 13 JU 51 28 MR 39 13 JU 51D3 J42 1C 3 SP 51 17 SP 55 8 NO 51 7 SP 55D4 S1 J35 2C 2R 30 SP 1953 21 9 54 P 9 OC 1953 23 DE 1953D4 S2 J35 8C 17 MY 1954 12 AU 1955 17 MY 1954 12 AU 1955D4 S3 J35 ‘Nigerian' but SABOGARI running clockwise 2C 2R Lkd on C 23 DE 1953 12 AP 1954 23 DE 1953 12 AP 1954

D5 J35 My egs 'Sabongari' tho last 2 letters may be faint (P pic 'Sabongai' (? = Sabongari with I and half the R missing) 12C 11R 26 SP 1953 11 AU 1955 26 SP 1953 11 AU 1955

D6 J46 3C 3R 10 AU 1955 18 OC 1955 10 AU 1955 18 OC 1955D7 J58 Kano Sabongari 16 MY 55 4 OC 55 16 MY 55 4 OC 55J58 S/Gari Kano 2C Lkd on C 25 JU 62 4 AU 08 25 JU 62 4 AU 08D8 J33 2C 1R 1R lkd on C 12 NO 55 18 AP 59 12 NO 55 18 AP 59R2 JR15 my egs inc invert slug J earliest is 7 JA 56 18C 18R 8 MY 55 25 AU 61 8 MY 55 ?? NO 60JR21 Not in P tho ’56 – ‘61 =R2?? 5 MR 56 25 AU 61JR25 S/Gari Kano 5C 5R 8 SP 61 3 SP 73 J ?? OC 61 ?? AP 71

Sabongari Maidobi J41 PA 15 OC 1962 26 OC 1964 ?? AU 19?? 27 AU 1964Sabongari New Ext J41 PA Not in P 1C 1R (shows reg details as ‘King Rd Zaria’) 25 NO 1959 6 AU 1960 19 DE 1959 1 AU 1960Sabongari NguruNot in NIPOST list or gazetteer. In Google.Yobe State

J41 PA Eg reported by RM. Sabongeri Nguru 17 OC 64RM

Sabongari Zaria (753) D1 J25 no PA 18 MR 1944 4 FE 1947 18 MR 1944 4 FE 1947 See also Zaria Sabongari D3 J42 with and w’out * 10C 9R 20 AU 51 15 AU 56 4 SP 51 30 OC 55Sabongari Zaria Zaria J58 No * sp SABONGERI 2C 2R 17 SP 65 27 AU 66 4 NO 65 25 JY 66Sabo Shagamu J31 16 AU 65 21 JY 80 J 16 AU 65 15 MR 73Saki See ShakiSagbamaSO town and LGA Bayelsa

J100? Bottom part of cancel missing. Year by stamp issue date 19 NO 86 19 NO 86

State In NIPOST listSakpoba Road J41 PA 3C 3R 14 AP1971 21 SP 1974 14 AP1971 27 MY 19??Samaru (618) D1 S1 J41 2C 2R 17 JA 1958 7 SP 1965 18 MR 1958 7 SP 1965

D1 S2 J41 (invert Y) 1C 1R ekd on C 9 JU 1958 16 4 59 P 9 JU 1958 JY 8 1958J55 No time 7 JY 66 22 FE 72 7 JY 66 22 FE 72J56 No time 1C 3 AP 04 3 AP 04J88 2 seen 6 MR 67 24 AU 70 24 AU 70J104 PO (?) 17 JU 80 14 JY 87 17 JU 80 14 JY 87JR24 registered 18 MR 66 6 AP 66JR34 5C 5R Ekd on C 14 JY 67 29 MY 81 J 14 JY 67 15 SP 71JR48 Samaru Post Office 635 16C 16R Ekd on C 27 FE 74 26 AP 78 27 FE 74 26 AP 78

Samaru Zaria J58 25 NO 65 10 DE 65 10 DE 65SaminakaNot in NIPOST list but in 88 list & gazetteer, = distant between Kaduna and Bauchi

J100? 30 mm * over 1 line date. ??nothing at foot or ???PA 1 DE 80 1 DE 80

Sangu Otta D2 J57 My egs sp Sango 1C Lkd on C, year by date of stamp issue 11 JA 69 MR 1 04 ?? ?? ?? MR 1 04Sango Otta Town J41 PA My eg SONGO OTTA TOWN 13 MY 1965 23 AU 1966 23 AU 1966Sankara Gboko PA in 88 list Sankera in NIPOST (& G maps) c25kn SW of Wukari Benue State

J 108 GBOKO @ 6 o’c 1C 16 MA 91 16 MA 91

Sanusi Rly D1 J41 PA 2C 1R ekd on C AU 18 1956 AU 4 1961 AU 18 1956 4 AP 1959Sanusi ?AbeokutaSanusi is railway PA under Abeokuta (P)

J31 RHS of cancel missing so can’t see controlling office name 10 JA 6? 10 JA 6?

Sapele (620) D2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD4 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD5 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD6 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD7 J2 18 JA 21 1 JY 55 18 JA 21 22 JA 49D8 J6 11 MR 1921 17 SP 1955 29 AU 1921 16 SE 1955

D9 J8 with time 9 JA 24 17 AU 27 25 FE 24 17 AU 27J12 without time corrected typo 9 JA 28 29 AU 34 9 JA 28 20 AU 34

J10 Diff from J12 Sapele is c2mm shorter, and date central in its space 27 JU 29 27 JU 29D10 J16 Eg on C #4531 1C Lkd on C 9 SP 1935 7 OC 1937 9 SP 1935 7 OC 1937D11 J17 3C 16 OC 37 11 JU 62 19 OC 37 11 JU 62D12 J34 Later egs very worn 19C Inc eg in violet 4/59 16 JY 52 14 JA 77 16 JY 52 14 JA 77D13 J37 2C 7 DE 59 22 DE 83 7 DE 59 22 DE 83J57 17 DE 62 22 AP 78 17 DE 62 22 AP 78J55 19 MA 89 19 MA 89J76 2, 3 seen 4C 4R 17 MR 73 20 DE 80 17 MR 73 20 DE 80D15 Telegraph Not in J 8 6 60 P 8 JU 60

R1 Details now in Pre-1914 List

JR2 Not in P (like R1) = R1 w’out time code ?? ?? JU 18 5 NO 20R2 JR1 Inc R label on piece 25 AU 22 8 MY 33 12 FE 23 31 JA 30R3 JR5 late w invert slug 2C 2R Inc R label on piece 2 AU 32 8 OC 55 2 AU 32 8 OC 55R4 JR4 and invert slug 15C 15R Lkd on C 19 SP 55 4 OC 61 20 SP 55 4 OC 61R5 JR25 6C 6R 18 JY 62 13 JU 78 18 JY 62 13 JU 78JSB1 Not in P 24 AU 55 2 SP 55 24 AU 55PP3 JP4 In black and in violet GV GVI GV GVIJP3 SAPELE NIGERIA incomplete but 95% certain GV GVPP5 New, as Jos PP5 SAPELE NIGERIA in one line GVI RH

JP20 Not in P Nigeria D or Nigeria A at foot 18 JY 57 17 NO 69 18 JY 57 17 NO 69Sapele Road Benin (636) J31 1C 1R 4 JY 66 7 MR 73 14 SP 66 7 MR 73

JR42 2C 2R ?? JU 73 1 SP 81 ?? JU 73 1 SP 81J102 SAPELE ROAD. BENIN Ekd by issue date ?? AU 73 ?? ?? ?? ?? AU 73 ?? ?? ??

Sapele Town (624) D1 J15 4C 1R 7 JY 1948 2 AU 1951 7 JY 1948 2 AU 1951D2 J37 no * and inc egs with normal date layout 6C 3R 23/1951/OC 19/14 JU/58 23/1951/OC 19/14 JU/58J51 1C 1R Ekd on C 21 JY 59 2 AP 65 21 JY 59 2 AP 65

Sapele Town Sapele D3 No J type equiv. P type from imp books - no datesJ58 624 at base 1C Lkd on C 17 AU 64 10 MR 79 13 OC 64 10 MR 79

Sapele Urban D1 J41 PA 3C 3R ekd on C Inc 1 eg missing SA of SAPELE 10 FE 56 18 DE 1959 10 FE 56 18 AU 1959Sapele Urban Sapele D2 J42 1C 1R 19/28 MR/60 19/30 MR/62 19/28 MR/60 19/30 MR/62Sapoba J41 PA JA 27 1961 13 SP 1962 JA 27 1961

Satellite Town PO in NIPOST & 88 list Ojo area of Lagos Lagos State

J104 2C 1R BO1 at foot 17 OC 85 24 JY 00 17 OC 85 24 JY 00

Schendam Barakin Ladi See Shendam Barakin LadiSEA KadunaCan’t find in lists or online. Is SEA an acronym?

J108 SEA Kaduna top MAILS at foot 1C 18 JA 00 18 JA 00

Secretariat J63 6C 2R distance between B and O @ 6o'c varies. Inc eg with BO cw Lkd on C 21 AU 1961 16 JU 83 22 AU 1961 16 JU 83

J104 In J update HO 24 JU 81 J

J104A MAILS @ 6 o’c instead of HO 2C (SECRETARIAT HO) 17 JU 87 17 JU 87

New1 Registered oval. At top SECRETARIAT (letters well spaced) Something at foot A or IBADAN (can’t tell) 1C 1R 8 NO 68 8 NO 68

Secretariat Ibadan (37) J58 4C 4R 2/AP 63/* 13 FE 82 2/AP 63/* 13 FE 82J90 Secretariat BO Ibadan 8C 5R Lkd on C, in red 29 MY 63 14 DE 77 29 MY 63 14 DE 77JR33 5C 5R Lkd on C 30 MR 63 15 MR 73 30 MR 63 15 MR 73

Secretariat KanoBranch PO in 88 list, Kano state

J108 1C Kano at foot 9 NO 79 9 NO 79

Seibiri J46 20 SP 1962 14 JU 1965 J 24 OC 1964J100? Missing bottom 10% so only 90% sure of type 19 MY 78 19 MY 78

Serikin Pawa D1 J16 P pic & my eg sp Seriken Pawa 1C 4 JA 1941 6 AP 1946 16 JA 1941 11 AU 1943D2 J33 J latest is 7y after P 1C 13 JY 49 6 SP 60 3 FE 50 6 SP 60J69 Lkd is from J. V sim to new ekd. Typo?? 19/25 MY/71 19 MY 77 19/25 MY/71

Serti YolaSerti is under Yola. (63 list) In NIPOST. Taraba State.

J31 No *. Eg reported by RM. 31 OC 64RM

Shabomi OkitipupaOndo State. c 15 km SE of Okitipupa Not in NIPOST.

J41 PA. Year by date of stamp issue 22 MY 1973 22 MY 1973

Shagamu (621) D1 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD2 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD4 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD5 J16 24 JA 1936 5 MR 1937 24 JA 1936 5 MR 1937

D6 J17 4C 3 FE 37 10 FE 60 21 DE 37 30 DE 59D7 J37 12 JY 53 25 JN 56 12 JY 53 25 JA ??D8 J45 4C 9 SP 60 28 MR 84 27 SP 60 28 MR 84D9 Not in J 1C 21 MR 60 18 JY 60 21 MR 60 18 JY 60J51 Not in J 4C 4R 16 MY 80 15 MY 82 16 MY 80 15 MY 82J57 =D9?? But date so much later / or J51? 3 NO 80 J

New1 30mm single circle, large font SHAGAMU HO MAILS 1 centred 12 o’c 2C 04 11 99 02 03 02 04 11 99 02 03 02

R2 JR14 4C 4R 21 MR 53 11 JY 80 J 18 AU 53 22 JA 60R4 JR25 1C 1R 30 AP 60 17 JY 89 13 JU 60 17 JY 89JSB1 Not in P 21 OC 52JT9 Not in P 1C 1R Lkd on C 28 OC 58 28 AU 79 2 SP 60 28 AU 79

Shaki (619) D1 Details now in Pre-1914 List = Saki pre 1909 IS 13A Details now in Pre-1914 List

IS 14 Details now in Pre-1914 ListD3 Details now in Pre-1914 ListJ6 Not in J. Incomplete SH??? (but can't be anywhere else) SE 28 1921 SE 28 1921D4 J5 19 FE 38 19 JA 41 27 MR 38 21 AU 39D5 J17 23 FE 41 4 MR 60 23 FE 41 4 MR 60J51 10 MR 73 27 SP 78 10 MR 73 27 SP 78J55 Ekd pre 74 18 ?? ?? 6 ?? 78 18 ?? ?? 6 ?? 78J76 In J update 10 AU 76 J 2 OC 90 J

Shaki Oyo D6 J58 3C 3R Nigeria added (J update) 16 MR 60 19/22 JU/98 16 MR 60 ?? ?? 70Share J41 4 AP 19?? 4 AP 19??Share Ilorin J31 24 OC 63 7 SP 65Shasha OlumogoPA not in J, P, NIPOST. In 88 list (under Ijebu Ode) G: Ogun State. Ijebu E LGA

J41? PA? bottom third missing 28 SP 71 28 SP 71